Owner’s Manual Page 2Table of Contents
H. Safe Boating Courses .............................................................................................................27
A - 13 WATER SPORTS ..........................................................................................................................27
A. Water Sport Guidelines ...........................................................................................................28
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A - 14 HYPOTHERMIA ............................................................................................................................30
A - 15 BASIC SEAMANSHIP ...................................................................................................................30
A. Boating Regulations ................................................................................................................30
B. Rules of Seamanship ..............................................................................................................30
1. Right-of-way .....................................................................................................................30
2. Meeting Head-on ..............................................................................................................31
3. Crossing Situations ..........................................................................................................31
4. Overtaking ........................................................................................................................31
5. The General Prudential Rule ............................................................................................31
6. Night Running and Navigation Lights ................................................................................32
7. Whistle Signal .....................................................................................................................32
C. Navigational Aids ....................................................................................................................32
1. International Association of Lighthouse Authorities System B (IALA-B) ............................33
2. Lateral Markers ................................................................................................................33
3. Safe Water Markers .........................................................................................................33
4. The Uniform State Waterway Marking System .................................................................33
5. A Special Sign ..................................................................................................................34
6. Noise ................................................................................................................................34
D. Owner’s Logs and Records .....................................................................................................34
E. Navigational Aids Chart ...........................................................................................................34
A - 16 ANCHORING ................................................................................................................................34
A - 17 GROUNDING & TOWING ............................................................................................................ 35
A - 18 HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS .........................................................................................................36
A. Storms ....................................................................................................................................36
B. Fog .........................................................................................................................................36
C. Running Aground ....................................................................................................................37
D. Warning Markers .....................................................................................................................37
A - 19 REACTING TO EMERGENCIES ...................................................................................................37
A. Flooding ..................................................................................................................................37
B. Capsizing and Man Overboard ................................................................................................37
1. Capsizing ..........................................................................................................................37
2. Man Overboard ................................................................................................................37
C. Collision ..................................................................................................................................38
D. Fire .........................................................................................................................................38
E. Medical Emergency .................................................................................................................39
F. Propulsion Failure ...................................................................................................................39
G. Control Failure .........................................................................................................................39
H. Steering Failure .......................................................................................................................39
I. Additional Underway Information .............................................................................................39
A - 20 BOATING EDUCATION ................................................................................................................39
A. Boating Courses ......................................................................................................................39
B. Recommended Reading .........................................................................................................39
C. Charts and Maps .....................................................................................................................40
D. Laws and Regulations .............................................................................................................40
E. Contacts ..................................................................................................................................40
A - 21 BOAT OWNER REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................41
A - 22 ACCIDENT REPORTING ............................................................................................................ 41
A - 23 DISCHARGE OF OIL .................................................................................................................. 41
A - 24 DISPOSAL OF PLASTICS & OTHER GARBAGE ....................................................................... 41
A - 25 MARPOL TREATY ...................................................................................................................... 42
